Riding-gallery.



- PATENTEDM-AR. 20, 1906.

J. W'. ARMITAGE. RIDING GALLERY. APPLICATION FILED AUG.17,.1904.

UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE. i

JAMES YARMITAGE, oF NORTH TON'AWANDA, NEW ronm nssronon TO ARMITAGE-HERSCHELL COMPANY, OF NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW.

YORK.

RIDING-GALLERY.

No. s15,5os.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 20, 1906.

Application filed August 17,1904. Serial No. 221,016.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, JAMES W. AR ITAGE, a citizen of the United States,'residing at North Tonawanda, in the county of Niagara and State of New York, have invented a new chines for rem'ovablysecuring the horses,

other figures, or seats on theirl supportingframes. The figures or seats are often pivotally mounted upon the movin frame of the machine and rocked by suitab e mechanism, and while it is desirable to so secure the figures or seats that they can be quickly and easily attached and detached to facilitate the setting up and dismantling of the machine, and thus enable it to be quickly moved from place to place, it is imperative to safety, especially ln'the case of the rocking figures or seats, that they'be securely held in place against accidental detachment.

The object of this invention is to provide an attaching device for the figures or seats of simple, strong, and secure construction, whereby the figures or seats can be easily and securely. fastened to their supports and as readily detached therefrom.

In .the accompanying draWings Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a merry-gm round, showing the horse secured-in position by an attaching device embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section of the fastening device, on an enlarged scale, in line 2 2, Fig. 4; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal cross-section of the same in line 3' 3, Fig. 4:. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the same detached from the rock-shaft.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

A represents a portion of the traveling frame of a merry-go-round or the like which is supported by wheels a, (one of which'is shown,) which are ournaled in suitable bearings on the frame and travel on a stationary track b. i

' 0 represents the rocking horse, other figure, or seat, which is mounted to rock ona standard or support 0 on the traveling frame-A. In the construction shown the figure or' seat is attached to a rock-shaft d, which is journa'led in bearings 01 (one of which is shown). on the support and is provided-with a rock-arm 6, :connected by a itman e and eccentric e to the wheel a, so t at the rotation of the latter as the frame A travels around causes the ,rock-shaft d and figure or seat attached thereto to rock. These parts are of known conistruction, and any other known means may ,be used to support and rock the figure or seat.

7 The figure or seat is detachably secured to ,the rock-shaft or other rocking support employed' by an attaching device comprisin two separable parts, one of which, F, is bolte or otherwise secured to the figure or seat and the otherof which, F, is keyed or otherwise "fixed to the rock-shaft. The part F shown consistsof a plate or casting having depend-- ing converging side flanges or portions which form a tapering dovetailed groove s and they other part F is rovidedwith a tapering or wedge-shaped dovetailed top or projectionf which is adaptedto enter horizontallyand wedge tightly into said groove T A manifest reversal of this construction Would beto provide the part 'F, which is secured to the rock-shaft, with-a dovetailed or 1 undercut tapering groove and provide the other part, .which is secured to the figure or seat, with a correspondingly-shaped projection toenter said groove. The two parts F J F of the attaching device are held from accidental detachment by a latch G, ivoted to one partr 'for instance, the part adapted to engage over a hook or lug g'onthe and other part F. .The latchconsistsofa bail having a cross-bar g, which passes through a spring barrel or pocket g formed on the part F of the attaching device, the bail bein adapted to slide and swing in longitudina slots g in the opposite'sides of the pocket. A spring his confined in the pocket, between one end thereof and the cross-bar of the latchbail, to force the latter yieldingly in a direction to hold its free end releasa ly in engagement with the hook or lug g on the part F of the attachin device. The latch is preferably provide with lateral projections or finger-pieces g for operating it. ,The springpressed latch thus tends to draw and hold the two parts ofthe attaching device tightly together and at the sametime is held by its spring from accidental; disengagement from t tion of the parts of the attaching device. Thus While the figure or seat, with the part of e hook g, and thereby prevents the separa-' socket, substantial theattaching device secured thereto, can be readily slipped horizontally off of the other art of the device by first disengaging the atch the accidental disconnection of the parts of the attaching device is prevented. This is particularly desirable in the event of the breaking of the pivotal connection or operating -pitman of the figure or seat, because in such case, while the figure or seat might fall forward or backward, it will not become entirely detached from its supporting or operating parts and will afford a hold for the rider, thus preventing a possible serious injury to him.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination with a seat or device, and a support for the same, of attaching means for saiddevice comprising parts secured to said device and to said support and having interlocking portions which are engaged and disengaged by sliding one of said parts on the other part, and a latch slidably mounted on one of said parts and releasably engaging said other part to hold the parts from disengagement, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with a seat or device, and a support for the same, of attaching means for said device and support comprising parts secured to said device and to said support, one of said parts having a wedgeshaped socket and said other part having a Wedge-shaped projection slidably engaging in said socket, and a latch releasably connecting said parts to hold said wedge-shaped projection from slidin out of said wedge-shaped ly as set forth.

3. The combination with a seat or device, and a support for the same, of attaching means for said device and support comprising parts secured to said devlce and to said support, one of said parts having a wedgeshaped undercut socket, and said other part having a wedge-shaped flanged projection slidably engaging in said socket, and a movable spring-pressed latch releasably connecting said parts to hold said projection from sliding out of said socket, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination with a seat or device, and a support for the same, of attaching means for said device and support comprising parts secured to said device and to said support, one of said parts having a wedge shaped horizontal socket, and. said other part having a wedge-shaped projection adapted to slide horizontally into and out ofsaid socket,

and means which act to force said wedgeshaped projection lengthwise into said socket, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination with a figure or seat, and a support for the same, of an attaching device for said figure or seat comprising a part secured to the figure or seat and a part secured to the support, one of said parts havin a wedge-shaped projection which detachb ly engages in a correspondingly-shaped groove in the other part, and a spring-pressed latch pivotally connected to one of said parts and adapted to releasably engage a hook on the other part, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination with a figure 01' seat, and a support for the same, of an attaching device for said figure or seat comprisin a part secured to the figure or seat and having a wedge-shaped groove, and a part secured to said support and having a wedge-shaped projection which detachably engages in said groove, a swinging latch slidably connected. to said first-mentioned part and engaging a hook on said other part, and a spring confined in a pocket on the first-mentioned part for holding said latch in releasable engagement with said hook, substantially as set forth.

Witness my hand this 10th day of July,

JAMES W. ARMITAGE. Witnesses:

R. S. PATTEN, J. M. PATTEN. 

